Walking the Line
Acceptance without growth is stagnation. Growth without acceptance is self-rejection. The real challenge is learning to walk that line.
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We Want to Hear From You
A call for reflections from The Skin Deep community
How Animation Taught Me to Be Human: One of the Most Powerful Forms of Storytelling
Animation is not just for kids, it’s one of the most powerful ways to tell a story. From Studio Ghibli to Attack on Titan, these worlds have shaped how I love, heal, and see humanity. This is an ode to the lessons I’ve learned and an invitation to feel them too.
The Ethics of Care: What Does It Mean to Truly Be With Someone?
We are living in a culture obsessed with fixing, solving, and advising. What if the most powerful form of care is simply being with someone?
When You Don't Know Which Way is Up
Here's what I’ve learned: when everything speeds up, slow down. When things get loud, quiet your mind. When you're flooded with conflicting signals—don’t react, root. Don’t reach for certainty—return to presence.
The Power of Witnessing: What {THE AND} Taught Me About Love, Empathy, and the Lives I Never Lived
{THE AND} is more than a documentary series, it’s an invitation to feel, reflect, and connect. Through honest conversations, it reveals the beauty and complexity of human relationships. Watch, feel, and try the card game yourself to start your own meaningful dialogue.
Life is the Master
What becomes of us isn’t simply what life does to us. It’s what we make together in the tension, in the dance, in the space where who we are meets what life demands.
A Different Kind of Dad: Honoring Emotional Fatherhood
This Father’s Day, we’re honoring the dads who lead with love, cry at movies, and show up with heart. Watch Nelson and his 7-year-old son in our latest {THE AND} video, then spark your own unforgettable conversation with our Family & Fatherhood Editions.
The Most Powerful Lesson I’ve Learned from {THE AND}
After a decade of watching {THE AND}, I’ve learned that listening, real, present, open-hearted listening, is more powerful than anything we can say. Here's how these conversations changed the way I show up for others.
What We Build Reveals What We Worship
So what does it say that OpenAI’s models wouldn’t shut down, but others did?
The Fear Behind the Love
We talk a lot about the fear of losing love. But there’s another fear that’s rarely named: The fear of being loved.
From Protest to Practice: How This Deck Sparks Real Conversations on Racism
This Juneteenth, we revisit the story behind {THE AND} On Racism Edition—a powerful tool for honest, necessary dialogue about race, bias, and identity. Created in 2020, it’s more than a deck—it’s a space for truth, discomfort, and real growth.
Cook, Eat, Love, Repeat: Cassidy Reminded Me Why Food Feels Like Love
Cassidy and Gabrielle reminded me how powerful sharing a meal can be. From my spaghetti-only childhood to foodie adulthood, food has always been about love, connection, and the little moments that bring us closer to the ones who matter most.
A.I.
The Superpower of AI Isn't Knowledge. It's Time
AI isn’t just changing how we do things—it's shifting how one relates to time itself. And when your relationship to time changes, everything else follows: money, power, attention, even our sense of who we are.
Pride
My Journey Through Pride, Panic, and Unexpected Love
A story of love, confusion, heartbreak, and self-discovery. This Pride Month, I’m opening up about my journey with sexuality—the messy, beautiful, and painful parts—and the truth I had to face to stay true to myself. You’re not alone. Keep listening inward.
A.I.
The A.I. Leadership Gap: Why Technical Skills Aren't Enough
The future belongs to leaders who can see past the demo to the deeper challenges of leading people through technological change. That's not a technical skill—it's a fundamentally human one.
Couples
The Power of Presence: Loving Through the Fear of Losing Each Other
When illness enters a relationship, love is tested in unexpected ways. This reflection on my husband's cancer journey and Jordan & John's {THE AND} conversation is a reminder that the most healing gift we can offer is presence, even in the face of fear.
Questions
Don’t Fill the Space—Open It
A good question can change a conversation. And a conversation can change a life.
Questions
The Question Makes the Difference
The real issue is we rarely question the question. We take them at face value— often inherited from others, half-formed or just lazy accepting what is before us. We don’t stop to ask: is this even the proper most useful frame?
Mental Health
The Power of Believing in the Unbelievable: Finding Magic in the Ordinary
Believing in magic helped me heal, love deeper, and find joy in everyday moments. From fantasy worlds to spontaneous backyard sunrises, I’ve learned that real-life magic is everywhere, you just have to notice it. Here's how I found it, and how 12 Questions for Love can help you too.
What a 4-Year-Old Can Teach Us About Our Words
When Teagan names her superpowers, she repeats the same words her uncle used to describe her. Strong. Brave. Exciting. Kids are always listening. What we say becomes who they believe they are. Your words might be their superpower.
Leadership
Trust is the Currency of Success
We think leadership is about being seen. We think teamwork is about showing up. Not anymore.
Couples
Leveling Up Love: 8 Relationship Lessons We Learned Playing It Takes Two
Playing It Takes Two with my husband taught us more about love, patience, and teamwork than we expected. From epic boss battles to everyday mishaps, we discovered how gaming together can level up a relationship—in real life.
Communication
Don’t Be on the Same Page
The goal isn’t to agree on everything. That kind of forced sameness backfires into a false sense of cohesion. The goal is to make space for difference. To develop fluency in one another’s inner world. To build a shared context—so the tension is generative, not destructive.